Here are ten English vocabulary words along with their meanings, alternate words, and examples from The Hindu editorial

1. Modest Rebound:
   • Meaning: A small or moderate recovery.
   • Alternate Words: Limited improvement, slight upturn, mild recovery.
   • Example: India’s industrial output showed a modest rebound in March, despite challenges
2. IIP Data:
   • Meaning: Index of Industrial Production, which measures the growth of various sectors in the economy.
   • Alternate Words: Industrial production index, manufacturing output data.
   • Example: The IIP data indicates trends in industrial growth
3. Contraction:
   • Meaning: The fact of something becoming smaller or shorter.
   • Alternate Words: Reduction, shrinkage, decrease, decline.
   • Example: Output from mines experienced a contraction to a 19-month low
4. Infrastructure:
   • Meaning: The basic systems and services (such as transport and power supplies) that a country or organization uses to work effectively.
   • Alternate Words: Public works, facilities, utilities, systems.
   • Example: Production growth was strongest for capital goods and infrastructure
5. Household Consumption:
   • Meaning: Spending by households on goods and services.
   • Alternate Words: Consumer spending, personal consumption.
   • Example: For private investments to drive the economy, household consumption signals are critical
6. Uneven:
   • Meaning: Not uniform or consistent; varying irregularly.
   • Alternate Words: Irregular, unequal, inconsistent, patchy.
   • Example: Consumption recovery since the pandemic has been uneven, favoring higher-income households
7. Stigmatisation:
   • Meaning: The action of describing or regarding someone or something as worthy of disgrace or great disapproval.
   • Alternate Words: Branding, denigration, defamation, disparagement.
   • Example: The stigmatisation of mental health issues prevents many from seeking help
8. Prop Up:
   • Meaning: To support or sustain something.
   • Alternate Words: Bolster, uphold, maintain, reinforce.
   • Example: Hopes of an above-normal monsoon may prop up rural demand
9. Dented:
   • Meaning: Damaged or weakened.
   • Alternate Words: Impaired, harmed, bruised, affected.
   • Example: Urban consumption was dented by tight credit conditions
10. Above-Normal:
    • Meaning: Higher than usual or expected.
    • Alternate Words: Elevated, exceptional, superior, exceeding.
    • Example: Hopes of an above-normal monsoon are encouraging for agriculture

Remember to use these words in context to enhance your vocabulary! 😊